England is out of Euro 2008 November 23, 2007
Posted by blogerita in : Sports , add a commentIt was such a shock. England failed to make it into the finals of Euro 2008 in Austria & Switzerland. To rub salt into the wound, they lost to Croatia 2-3 in Wembley, the home of English soccer. I am sure thousands of English fans cried about their team misfortune. Fortunately, we did not show their ugly face of hooliganism.
As in every defeat, someone has to take the brunt. Team manager, Steve McClaren and his assistant Terry Venables were sacked by the English FA. Accordingly to Steve McClaren, he took the full responsibility of the defeat. This is the first time England has failed to enter the final rounds in any major competition since 1994 World Cup.
Steve McClaren was appointed team manager 18 months ago and was hailed as the true saviour for England team. He did many courageous decisions like dropping David Beckham which I fully supported. David Beckham was more of a poster boy of English FA than a true world class player who went all out to play for his country. However, with his current crop of players, talents are lacking and success seems to be evading them.
I am sure Steven McClaren and Terry Venables will land themselves to another job somewhere. They were great players during their time. I am sure they will raise again. All the best to you Steve and Terry!
